The Dodgers had their first losing week since mid-May, splitting a four-game series with the Cubs and dropping two of three to the Rockies. But the win Sunday to avoid getting swept, allowed the Dodgers to remain where they were in the standings at the start of the week.
The series with Chicago could have gone much differently if it weren’t for two costly mistakes on the Dodgers side. Yasiel Puig didn’t catch a ball that hit his glove top of the sixth Tuesday, eventually leading to a six-run sixth inning in a 9-4 loss.